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South Korea test-fires missile interceptor – Yonhap

The indigenously developed lo​​ng-range surface-to-air missile is reportedly designed to be part of a “layered defense network” Seoul tested a new missile defense system it has developed, capable of intercepting a range of airborne weapons, on Wednesday, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The outlet stated that the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) was successfully […]

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Iran unveils new long-range missile

The projectile can travel distances of 1,450 km, according to state media Iran has presented the homegrown ‘Kheibar-Shekan’ missile, boasting a range of 1,450 kilometers, state media reported on Wednesday. The projectile was unveiled in the presence of Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri and other military officials. Local outlets reported […]

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UN chief condemns North Korean missile launch

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Pyongyang’s recent missile test violated international law Guterres voiced his condemnation after a flurry of North Korean missile launches in January. “The Secretary General condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of possible intermediate-range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 30 January,” Guterres’ deputy spokesperson, Farhan […]

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N. Korea confirms test of missile believed to be able to strike US territory

Pyongyang has recently signaled it might lift self-imposed moratorium on nuke tests and long-range missile launches North Korea confirmed on Monday that it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan – its most powerful missile test in over four years and seventh since the start of the year. “The inspection firing […]

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Pentagon thought North Korean missile was headed for US – media

The military initially thought Pyongyang’s latest missile test was capable of striking the United States, leading to grounded flights along the west coast US military and aviation officials were briefly convinced that a North Korean missile launch earlier this week could pose a threat to the ‘homeland’, CNN reported, but early readings were soon dismissed […]

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North Korea fires unidentified missile

Pyongyang appears to have carried out its first ballistic missile test of 2022 North Korea has launched a ballistic missile off its east coast, according to military officials in Seoul and Japan, though the exact munition used in the apparent test remains unclear. “North Korea fired one (short-range) projectile, which is presumed to be a […]